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What happens if I exceed my space or bandwidth quotas?
May 4th, 2011 | 
Posted in Intro to Web Hosting Video Series, Web Hosting Features, Web Hosting Videos
Web Hosting Tutorial Series
Video #8: Ramifications of exceeding bandwidth and space quotas
When running an online business, it can become quite overwhelming and frantic at times. There are countless responsibilities and a plethora of aspects to question or worry over. One such concern for some is what happens if you exceed disk space or bandwidth quotas with a web hosting provider.
The first thing you need to realize is that every hosting provider varies from one another. This is one area you want to consider prior to agreeing to any long-term contract of some sort to ensure you never dig yourself into too deep of a hole.
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What do you mean when you say gigabyte, megabyte, GB, and MB?
Web Hosting Tutorial Series
Video #5: What are bits, bytes, megabytes and gigabytes?
This video tutorial will teach you about the units of measurements used in the world of computing.
The smallest unit of measurement on a computer is a binary digit; also know as the “bit”. There are almost always eight bits in one “byte”. A byte is the fundamental data unit for computers and is the unit most computers use to represent a character such as a letter, number, or symbol. It is also the basic unit of measurement for computer storage.
Unlimited Web Hosting Space & Bandwidth: Is it Really Unlimited?
Two key elements of any web hosting service are disk space and bandwidth:
- Disk space is the amount of space you are given to host your website.
- Bandwidth relates the amount of information (or web pages) that you are permitted to transfer from the hosting server to your visitors’ browsers.
A common trend in web hosting today is to offer unlimited disk space and unlimited bandwidth. While this sounds like an attractive offer, you should be aware that no company can truly offer an unlimited amount of either of these resources – as there are physical limitations and substantial costs associated with both. The amount of information a network carrier’s lines can transfer at one time has a limited capacity. Likewise, the amount of disk space a company can offer is limited to the physical size of its hard drive.
